Authenticity is in the eye of the beholder. Desertsniper1 sent me some very interesting pics. Some Serb, and Macedonian troops with Zastava rifles of all types. Some have leather and some have the nylon slings. I think it just depends what the armorer had on that given day when he issued the weapon. I posted most in my gallery. Here is the pic of the M70 mag pouch. I sure would like to have a couple of these.

Thats is a post communist serbian pouch. The real yugoslavian JNA pouch is the same exept it has inner nylon black and bottle was made out of brass. What am talking about is pre-1991 stuff. I don't even care getting new serbian stuff. But yes that pouch is about the same as JNA.

Thats is a post communist serbian pouch. The real yugoslavian JNA pouch is the same exept it has inner nylon black and bottle was made out of brass. What am talking about is pre-1991 stuff. I don't even care getting new serbian stuff. But yes that pouch is about the same as JNA.

Like this? Notice the nice Bosnian mag peaking out too!

I also have a Yugo pouch (post 91) that is in their current camo pattern, and another that is just green canvas with brown leather piping (no lining).

There are 3 or 4 variations in Yugoslavian cloth slings. I have owned dozens of them from the SKS, M70, M76 etc. Different era and vendors for variations but they were interchangeable. Buckles facing both directions etc.., slight weave and color variations etc. as well.
Pouches also with several variations in the buckles and hardware etc.

This would be for a M72. I can't begin to quantify the amount of searching I've done for an accurate Yugo sling for this rifle. I know there are quite a few variations out there, and some people even use the sling for an SKS, but the purists out there are quick to point out the differences between the widths and buckles. The problem is finding one.

As noted I have a lot of Yugo slings and the variations. Some direct from the M76 crates, virgin kits etc.,. They varied and interchanged with no regard to model AFAIK. Simply manufacture differences by factory etc. The Serbian maniual;s for 59/66, M70, M72, M76 that I own make no distinction between sling models etc.
Only the M92 differs as does the early M59 and a few 59/66 leather sling type.

If you have other distinct milspec manuals, pictures or documentation please post/share them.

A pictorial of Yugo sling variations by jonpo at AKFORUM. AFAIK., from all indications, the slings are universal and interchangeable. The variations are simply manufacturing differences seen in many milspec articles.